Meditation is not an escape from life. It is a way of learning to be more fully alive to it.
Whether you are brand new to meditation or looking to deepen an existing practice — this is a grounded, accessible place to begin.
Meditation has been one of the most significant and stabilising forces in my life – through extreme physical challenge, profound loss and the kind of difficulty that tests everything you think you know about yourself.
I did not come to it as a relaxation technique. I felt a natural pull towards it as a teenager – and after 25 years of committed practice within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, I have found it to be exactly what my life needed. A path that changes not just how you feel, but how you see, how you respond and how you relate to your own experience.
What I teach, though, is simple and accessible. You do not need a Buddhist background, a particular belief system or any prior experience. You need only a genuine curiosity and a willingness to sit with yourself – even just for a few minutes – and see what that reveals.
Meditation is not an escape from life. It is a way of learning to be more fully alive to it.
There is a great deal of confusion about what meditation is, and a great deal of unhelpful mythology around it. It is not about emptying the mind. It is not something that only certain kinds of people can do. And it does not require you to arrive calm – it works with you exactly as you are.
At its simplest, meditation is the practice of being aware – deliberately, gently and without judgement – of what is actually happening in your experience right now. That might be the breath, a sensation in the body, a sound, or simply the quality of awareness itself.
Over time, that practice builds something genuinely valuable: the ability to be present with your experience rather than constantly entangled in thought, emotion or habit. To respond to life rather than react to it. To find, even in difficulty, a steadiness that doesn’t depend on everything going well.
Many people come to meditation because they are struggling – with anxiety, stress, disconnection, difficulty sleeping, or a feeling of being constantly overwhelmed. Others come because they sense there is a quality of inner life available to them that they haven’t yet found a way into. Both are exactly the right reason to begin.
There are two ways to work with me in meditation – one designed for those wanting accessible, flexible community support, and one for those ready for private, personalised guidance.
If you are looking for something more personal – guidance that is tailored specifically to you, your mind, your life and your particular difficulties with practice – I also offer private, one-to-one meditation sessions online.
This is a different experience from a community or a course. It is a private conversation about your actual practice – what arises when you sit, what gets in the way, what you are finding difficult or confusing. And then, working together, we find an approach that genuinely fits you.
Many people find that a few sessions of personalised guidance makes a significant difference – cutting through the confusion that self-guided practice often leaves, and giving the practice a quality of rootedness it didn’t have before.
For those living with anxiety, chronic pain, trauma or significant emotional difficulty, one-to-one work also allows meditation to be taught in a way that is carefully adapted – never pushing into overwhelm, always working with the nervous system rather than against it.
This is backed by 25 years of Tibetan Buddhist practice, direct mentoring from my teacher Rob Preece, and a deep understanding of trauma, the nervous system and emotional healing.
The Inner Alchemy community is a warm, low-pressure space to build and sustain a meditation practice – at your own pace, in your own time.
It is free to join, with an option to upgrade for live group sessions and deeper practices. It includes:
Guided mindfulness meditations you can follow at your own pace
Simple meditation courses for beginners, alongside more advanced practices
Teachings drawn from Buddhist wisdom, shared in a grounded and accessible way
A supportive, like-minded community of fellow practitioners
For those wanting a more immersive experience, the community’s premium membership ( a small subscription fee ) includes live group sessions – guided practice, teachings and Q&A – alongside deeper meditation journeys, more advanced content and a structured path for ongoing practice.
“Olivia is a genuine and sharing guide. There’s an honesty and simplicity to her approach. Reality really isn’t what we think it is. Meditation can help us experience the nature of ourselves and the universe. Olivia helped me meditate more effectively.”
– Andrew, Australia
“I gained a lot of insight from working with Olivia. Positive self talk can work as long as we are consistent. Also allowing for there to be hard times and not trying to avoid those feeling but instead letting them pass through. The key is to not wallow in the bad and try and celebrate the good whenever possible. Very helpful and brought great awareness.”
– Katy, USA
“A powerful process giving space for deeper connection with the body to allow feelings and emotions to emerge, be welcomed and be acknowledged. In a frenetic paced world, giving pause for embodiment. Thank you”
– Diedre, USA
For inquires about chronic pain support, holistic therapy, spiritual mentoring or meditation, please feel free to get in touch here.
For inquires about chronic pain support, holistic therapy, spiritual mentoring or meditation, please feel free to get in touch here.
